citizenship English · revision 7789

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ˈsɪtɪzənʃɪp/ ''(UK)''^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is formed [[af|en|citizen|-ship]].^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ The status of a citizen with its rights and privileges: 1611 in the OED and MWU, the 1610s in Etymonline.^(OED 1989)^(MWU 2024)^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ A person's conduct as a citizen, as in an award for good citizenship, is a later sense.^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1611 – the status of a citizen.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # The status of a [[citizen]], with its rights, duties and privileges.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # A person's conduct as a citizen.^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[dual citizenship]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[citizen]]

+ * [[city]]

+ * [[civic]]

+ * [[civil]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}